The Disney Branded Television and 20th Television series will premiere with its first two episodes.
Disney+ presented a new preview of his original series Percy Jackson & the Olympians. The epic series, based on the Disney bestseller Hyperion from the award-winning writer Rick Riordan, will make its debut with the premiere of its first two episodes on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 on Disney+ with new episodes every week.
What is Percy Jackson & the Olympians about?
Percy Jackson & the Olympians tells the fantastic story of a 12-year-old modern demigod, Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell), who is getting used to his newfound godlike powers when Zeus (lance reddick), the sky god, accuses him of having stolen his powerful lightning bolt. With the help of his friends Grover (aryan simhadri) and Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries), Percy must embark on the adventure of his life to find lightning and restore order on Olympus.
The series stars Walker Scobell (“Percy Jackson”), Leah Sava Jeffries (“Annabeth Chase”), Aryan Simhadri (“Grover Underwood”), with the special participation of notable guest artists Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Hermes” ), Megan Mullally (“Alecto” aka “Mrs. Dodds”), Toby Stephens (“Poseidon”), Virginia Kull (“Sally Jackson”), Jason Mantzoukas (“Dionysus” aka “Mr. D”), Jay Duplass ( “Hades”), Glynn Turman (“Chiron” aka “Mr. Brunner”), Lance Reddick (“Zeus”), Adam Copeland (“Ares”), Charlie Bushnell (“Luke Castellan”), Dior Goodjohn (“Clarisse La Rue”), Jessica Parker Kennedy (“Medusa”), Olivea Morton (“Nancy Bobofit”), Suzanne Cryer (“Echidna”), Timm Sharp (“Gabe Ugliano”) and Timothy Omundson (“Hephaestus”).
Rick Riordan, creator of Percy Jackson, worked closely with creative team and showrunners Jon Steinberg and Dan Shotz to bring his book to life and produce a series that stayed true to his vision of these familiar and heroic characters, beloved by millions. of readers.
Riordan, Steinberg and Shotz serve as executive producers along with Rebecca Riordan, James Bobin, Bert Salke, Monica Owusu-Breen, Jim Rowe, Anders Engström and Jet Wilkinson, and The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jeremy Bell and DJ Goldberg. . The first two episodes are written by Riordan and Steinberg, and directed by James Bobin.
Worldwide, more than one hundred million copies of the Percy Jackson book series have been sold.
Source: Ambito
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